Written questions
2,064 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Project Gigabit: Westmorland and Lonsdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an estimate of the percentage of properties in Westmorland and Lonsdale which will have Gigabit availability by the end of Project Gigabit.
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the asylum claims identified for consideration on inadmissibility grounds since January 2021 and subsequently admitted into the UK asylum system had a period between the asylum claim being
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what would happen to a person whose protection or human rights claim is deemed inadmissible under clause 4(2) of the Illegal Migration Bill but who cannot be removed from the UK.
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum applications were submitted by people who arrived in the UK (a) irregularly by (i) small boat and (ii) other means and (b) through a safe and legal route in 2022
30 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Project Gigabit: Cumbria
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many properties in Cumbria County Council within the scope of Project Gigabit will not be connected by 2025.
30 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Project Gigabit: Cumbria
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many properties in Cumbria County Council are within the scope of Project Gigabit.
28 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pesticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
15 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of serious water quality pollution incidents that have occurred, broken down by each water company in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022 and (d) 20
15 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many requests were made to water companies under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in each year between 2020 and 2022; and what the total amount charged by water compa
15 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) quickest and (b) slowest time was for communicating an asylum decision for an application made in the United Arab Emirates for an Afghan national who is a spouse of another Afghan nationa
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Swimming
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum number of swimmers, children paddling, and other beach and water users has been in the user survey for a successful application for bathing water s
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Swimming
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the impact of bathing water status on the number of swimmers, children paddling, and other beach and water users using designated bathing water site
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Swimming: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to allocate funding to local authorities who have had applications for bathing water status rejected to encourage swimmers and other beach and water users, so that pr
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Swimming
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for bathing water status (a) have been made, (b) are pending, (c) have been granted and (d) have been rejected since January 2022.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Swimming
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 38596 on Rivers: Swimming, whether revised guidance to make it easier to understand the criteria for bathing water status has been pu
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Swimming: Lake District National Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many users would have been required for (a) Monk Coniston, Coniston Water, (b) Coniston Boating Centre, Coniston Water, (c) Coniston North-Western Shore, Coniston Water, (d) Conist
13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations have been involved in independently verifying the NHS workforce forecasts in the upcoming long-term workforce plan.
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times each water company breached their storm overflow permits in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
9 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many linear accelerator (LINAC) machines in operation across all NHS Trusts are beyond their recommended 10-year lifespan.
9 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many linear accelerator (LINAC) machines are in operation across all NHS Trusts.
8 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances on the natural environment.
7 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Refugees: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) earliest and (b) latest date for deciding the application for family reunion made in the United Arab Emirates on 1 September 2022, reference GWFO66746607.
7 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications are awaiting decision by her Department from Afghan nationals whose spouse has already been granted asylum in the UK; and if she will provide a breakdown of locations from
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department has produced an impact assessment on the potential impact of revoking the Water Quality Directive.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Tourist Attractions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of beach closures due to sewage release on the tourism industry.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Wildlife
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has produced an impact assessment of sewage dumping by water companies on British wildlife.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Shellfish
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has produced an impact assessment on the impact of sewage dumping by water companies on shellfish.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff worked for her Department in each year between 2015 and 2022; and what the average vacancy rate was in the same period.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Agency: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employees of the Environment Agency were working on water pollution in each year since 2015.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Agency: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff worked for the Environment Agency in each year between 2015 and 2022; and what the average vacancy rate was in the same period.
Source: official written-questions record.